Read the excerpt from the text. The day of the audition, Lily woke up early and walked downstairs to join her mother and Kip in
the kito "Not really, Kip." she said. "It is really no big deal because I have auditioned a million other times," she said. How does the author's inclusion of this excerpt contribute to the text? It shows that Kip is intelligent.
It shows that Kip is unkind, as he is trying to make Lily more nervous than she already is
It shows that Lily is too proud to admit to her brother that she is afraid.
